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Phase-Controlled Electromagnetically Induced Grating in a Quantum Dot Molocule

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We aim to explore the nature and features of Fraunhofer diffraction of a probe field travelling through a four-level quantum dot molecule (QDM) system which is driven by a standing wave and a coupling laser field. It is demonstrated that the degree of transparency, absorption, and gain can be conveniently manipulated by means of varying relative phase of the applied fields and tunneling parameter. Furthermore it is disclosed that as a result of changing the relative phase, system can function either as gain-phase grating or absorption-phase grating. On the other hand, we have examined the reaction of different orders of diffraction to the variation of both tunneling parameter and intensity of the coupling laser field. It is observed that the zeroth- and first order react sharply and the third-order approximately remains neutral. So that as a common result in both investigations, it is revealed that there are optimal conditions of relative phase for which system experiences a high-efficient gain-phase grating.

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Feili, M.M., Mortezapour, A. & Naeimi, A.A. Phase-Controlled Electromagnetically Induced Grating in a Quantum Dot Molocule. Int J Theor Phys 61, 27 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10773-022-04978-2

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